Overview
The Toulouse Summer School in Quantitative Social Sciences at Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) and the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse (IAST) offer an interdisciplinary program in the social and behavorial sciences. The summer school is open to PhD students in economics and other disciplines.
Overview
Evolutionary theory provides a powerful organizing conceptual framework for understanding human social behavior that spans academic disciplines (anthropology, biology, economics, and psychology), levels of explanation (proximate, ultimate, developmental, and phylogenetic) and levels of social organization (dyads, families, communities, and beyond). In doing so, this framework helps explain variation in human sociality across space and time.
This first part of the summer school will provide an overview of evolutionary approaches to understanding human sociality from an interdisciplinary perspective, incorporating the most recent theoretical and empirical advances.
The first week comprises a three-day course by Jonathan Stieglitz on human social evolution from an evolutionary anthropological perspective, followed by a one-day course by Catherine Molho on the psychological and cultural underpinnings of punishment, and a one-day course by Maxime Derex on the effect of human sociality on cumulative cultural evolution. During the second week, students will attend the 11th Toulouse Economics and Biology Workshop held on Monday, June 3, and Tuesday, June 4 (theme: “Inequality in Networks”). Lastly, to finish part one of the summer school, Jorge Peña will teach a three-day course on mathematical models of social evolution.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Toulouse Economics and Biology
- Mathematical models of social evolution
- State institutions effects on social identity
- Effects of education and indoctrination policies
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 1 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Part 1 (May 27–June 7): The evolution of human socialityPart 2 (June 10–June 21): Politics, social identity, and human welfare
Language
Credits
Students can claim 3 ECTS credits per part.
Delivered
Disciplines
Economics SociologyAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Applicants should provide a CV, a copy of their most advanced degree, proof of student status, and a short cover letter including motivation for applying on the online application form. Applicants should specify if they plan to attend part 1, part 2, or both.
Tuition Fee
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International
275 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 275 EUR for the full programme during 1 months. -
EU/EEA
275 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 275 EUR for the full programme during 1 months.
Living costs for Toulouse
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.